A-bomb survivor recounts ordeal at Pugwash Conference in Nagasaki

Yoshiro Yamawaki, an 81-year-old survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, recalls his experience in English during a session of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs in the southwestern Japanese city on Nov. 1, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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